Bertie the Bunyip
Australian-born ventriloquist Lee Dexter's bunyip puppet starred in Philadelphia from 1954 to 1966.
Bertie the Bunyip was the lead puppet character on the American children's television series The Bertie the Bunyip Show, which aired on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1966. Created by Australian-born ventriloquist Lee Dexter, Bertie was a brown creature with kangaroo ears and a duck-bill snout, described as a cross between a bunny, a collie dog, and a duck-billed platypus. The show featured Bertie's enemy Sir Guy de Guy and friends including Nixie the Pixie, Humphrey the white rabbit, Winnie the Witch, Poochie the Pup, and Fussy and Gussy.
Quick Facts
- Show
- The Bertie the Bunyip Show
- Station
- KYW-TV (WPTZ until 1956, then WRCV-TV from 1956-1965)
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Years on air
- 1954 to 1966
- Creator
- Lee Dexter (1904-1991)
- Enemy
- Sir Guy de Guy
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